Smoker&#39;s article



Nov. 10,1925.

L. E. COOKE SMOKER S ARTICLE Filed May 9, 1924 BY W ATTO Y.

IN VEN TOR.

' Articles, ofwhich the following/is 'a speci Patented Nov. `10, 1925.

UNITED ISTAT l 1,560,538 PATENT- OFFICE.

LEO E. COOKE, or DENVER, COLORADO.'

SMO'KERS ARTICLE.

Application led May 9,1924. Serial No. 712,017.

To'aZZ whom t may concern".l Be itknown that I, Lno E. CooiiE, a citizen of the United States of America, resid-4 ing at Denver, in the county of Deliver' and.

State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements iii Smokers fication. v

This invention relates to Snickers articles 4and has for. its principal object the provi-.` lsion of a device of this character which will conveniently and efficiently serve as an ash tray, a tobacco receptacle, a cigarette holdei, a' match holder, a liumidor, and which will provide convenient storagefor boxed cigars and the like.

`A further object of `tlie' invention is to rovide individual receptacles for ashes, and discarded cigar `or cigarette butts, which will -b'e practicall `smoke proof so 'as to prevent the smoke roniv discarded butts escaping into the room.

Other objects and advantages reside in the detail construction of the invention, which result in simplicity, economy, and eliiciency, and which will become more apparent from the following description.

In the following detailed description ot -the invention reference is had to the accompanying drawing which forms a part hereof.

- Lilie numerals refer to like parts in all views ofthe drawing and throughout the description.

In the drawing:

Fig. l is a perspective view of the complete invention.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal cross-section taken Fig. 3 is avertioal cross-section taken on the line 3 3, Fig. 2. Y

Fig. 4 is a similar cross-section taken on the line 4 4, Fig. 2.

The invention comprises a stand, 10, carrying a cabinet, 11, which is provided with a hinged door, 12.l Supported on the stand 10, is a housing 13, which is illustrated as a tion.

A metallic receptacle 17, shaped to conform to the shape of the housing 13, is tted Y therewithin The receptacle 17 contains a series of radial extending compartmentsv 18 and 19 anda central cylindrical compart ment 20. In each face of the housing 13,-a hinged-door2'l is provlded, which is opened by means of a finger hold 22 and lies, when opened, upon a door rest 23. Certain of the doors 21 carry, secured to their interior faces, ash trays 24 and cigar rests 25, as illus t-rated in 4, other ofthe doors 21 carry on their interior acesV-shaped tobacco bins 26, as illustrated in Fig. 3'.v

In Fig. 4, lthe right hand door is shown as it would appear when in-use, thev lett hand door being shown-in the closed posi- In Fig. 3, the left hand tobacco bin is shown .in the open position, allowing ready access-to the tobacco, and the right hand door is illustrated in the closed position, which affords complete protection for 4 the tobacco.

It can readily vbe lseen thatany ashes or other dbris accumulated in the ash tray 24 will be deposited into lthe bottom of the comi partment 18 when the door is closed.- I f desired, Water maybe placed in the compartment 18, as shown at 27, to extinguish the discarded butts. l The'housing 13 is closed by means of a flanged cover 2 8, ywhich fits snugly within the top ofthe housing 13 partments 18 and 19, so as to prevent smoke from a closed compartment escaping through the door of. an open' compartment. The wall of the cylindrical compartment 20 Aprojects upward vthrough a round opening in the cover 28, as shown at'30, and the and against the topof the receptacle 17 and the separating partitions between the comcompartment is 'closed by means of an ornamental metal lid'29. In the-compartment 20, partitions'31 are placed which divide it into three cells, acentral one 38 inwhich a ypackage of cigarettes 32 may be placedresting on a false bottom 33,l and two sector shaped cells-34 y.which may be used to retain a box of matches 25 or in which match maybe held in bulk.-

Openings 36 may communicate between the compartments 19 'and the interior of the cabinet 11, and serve to conduct moisture,

either from ahumidor in the cabinet :11 to the compartments'19 or from 'a sponge or other moistening device, 37, inthe compartments -19 vto the'cabinet y11. YThis arrange ment serves to keep both the tobacco in the arranged to deposit their contents into said bins26 and in the cabinet ll in moist condition.

When it is desired to clean the receptacle, all of the doors 21 are opened, the cover 28 removed, and the receptacle 17 is lifted out of the housing 13. This allows the ashes to be dumped from the compartments 18 without disturbing the tobacco 1'n the bins 26. If the lid 29 is kept in place, the matches and cigarettes in the compartment 20 will be prevented from falling out while the receptacle 17 is being inverted for dumping.

In Fig. 4 the housing 13 is shown detached from its stand and supported by the legs 14 on an exterior support.

While a speciic form of the improvement has been described and illustrated herein;

it is desired and understood that the same may be varied, within the scope of the appended claims, Without departing from thi-` container as said door is closed.

2. A smokers article comprising a container; a series of compartments Within said container; a lid adapted to close said container and the compartments from each other; doors opening to said compartments; ash trays and cigar rests secured to the inner faces of said doors and arranged to deposit their contents into said compartments as said doors are closed.

3. A smokers article comprising a container; a series of compartments Within said container; a lid adapted to close-said container and the compartments from each other; doors opening to said compartments; ash trays and cigar rests secured to the inner faces of certain of said doors and arranged to deposit their contents into certain of said compartments as the doors are closed and tobacco receptacles secured to other of said doors and arranged to extend Within other of said compartments when the doors are closed and beyond said container when said doors are open.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

LEO E. COOKE. 

